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Will the United States Postal Service Survive?

The future isn’t looking so bright for the United States Postal Service, which continues to suffer severe financial losses. During the first half of this year the USPS declared a net loss of $2.6 billion compared to $1.9 billion in losses last year. Closing locations and cutting jobs are some of the agency’s aggressive moves [...]

How to Get Your Race Car License

Do you live for speed? Did you know you could get a license to race? If you’re ready to get behind the wheel be warned it’s not something you can do overnight or if you’re short on cash. First you need to purchase the starter pack from the Motor Sports Association (MSA), or from one [...]

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Fastest Cars By Acceleration

  Now this is speedy! Here is a list of the fastest cars by acceleration that are on the road today. This list is courtesy of our friends over at Wikipedia. Time Make and model Year (model) Verified time (sec) Manufacturer time (sec) MSRP (USD) 2.4 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 2010 2.4 [1] 2.4 [2] 2,426,904 2.5 Hennessey [...]

For a High Speed World

We live in a world where instant gratification is the norm. Advances in technology and computer science continue to pave the way in this high-speed world we call home. With the ever-growing need for speed businesses are looking to streamline shipping methods for faster delivery of goods. Luckily, when it comes to getting your packages [...]

5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Indy 500

The Indy 500 Celebrates it’s 100th run during Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis. Below we share with you some interesting things you may not know about the “greatest spectacle in racing”. 1. Why do they drink milk in victory lane? It’s a tradition that dates back to 1936 when, on a hot day, Louis Meyer [...]

Obama Says Nation Shouldn’t Sacrifice Transportation Projects While Reducing Deficit

As published in the AASHTO Journal. President Barack Obama said this week he doesn’t believe the United States should slash investments in transportation infrastructure while it strives to reduce the federal budget deficit.”I’ll tell you what I’m not going to do,” Obama said Tuesday at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, not far from [...]

Tire Prices Increase, While Tire Supplies Dwindle

This post originally appeared on Primetrailerleasing.com,trailer rental leasing and sales.  Tire Prices and Their Effect on the Transportation Industry There were more signs of the trucking industry’s resurgence last week, as a number of publicly-held fleets reported improved earnings, while analysts said trailer and used trucks sales surged during 2010. So it came as a [...]

Twitter for Business: Use Twitter to Create Your Own Network Of Experts

Do you have Klout? Klout is a San Francisco based company that provides social media analytics that measures a users influence across their social networks. Check a Twitter handle’s Klout score simply by double clicking their highlighted @username handle. Twitter is a great platform for connecting with and contacting those within your core community. Reach [...]

Should Courier Services Offer APIs?

To API or Not to API? Oren Michels is Mashery‘s CEO; his company does API management and strategy for more than 100 brands and 25,000 applications. He told us in an email, “”Ultimately, the API is a means for growing your business — and I use the term ‘business’ to include whatever your mission is, [...]